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Does Training Generally Work? Measuring the Returns to In-Company Training

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  • Alan Barrett

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

  • Philip J. O'Connell

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

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  • Alan Barrett & Philip J. O'Connell, 1997. "Does Training Generally Work? Measuring the Returns to In-Company Training," Papers WP087, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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    2. Harry J. Holzer & Richard N. Block & Marcus Cheatham & Jack H. Knott, 1993. "Are Training Subsidies for Firms Effective? The Michigan Experience," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 46(4), pages 625-636, July.
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    1. Inge Sieben, 2007. "Does training trigger turnover - or not?," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 21(3), pages 397-416, September.

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